The Ballon d'Alsace (French pronunciation: [balɔ̃ dalzas]; German: Elsässer Belchen, pronounced [ˈɛlzɛsɐ ˈbɛlçn̩]) (el. 1247 m.), sometimes also called the Alsatian Belchen to distinguish it from other mountains named "Belchen") is a mountain at the border of Alsace, Lorraine, and Franche-Comté. From its top, views include the Vosges, the Rhine valley, the Black Forest, and the Alps.
A road leads over a pass near the peak at the Col du Ballon d'Alsace, 1,171 m (3,842 ft). The pass is noted as the site of the first official mountain climb in the Tour de France on 11 July 1905, the first rider to the top of the climb being René Pottier and the stage being won by Hippolyte Aucouturier. Stage 9 of the 2005 Tour crossed this pass on the centenary of the original climb.
Ballon d'Alsace features Alpine and Cross Country skiing tracks.
The mountain is part of the so-called Belchen System, a group of mountains with the name "Belchen" (in German) that may have been part of a Celtic sun calendar.
There's a hiking trail (T1) leading to the summit.
The nearest mountain hut is Chalet de Morteville located 1 285m/4 215ft NNE of the summit.
By elevation Ballon d'Alsace is
# 38 out of 1710 in Grand Est # 29 out of 1212 in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté # 9 out of 509 in Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges # 16 out of 477 in Vosges # 38 out of 391 in Haut-Rhin # 1 out of 62 in Territoire-de-Belfort
By prominence Ballon d'Alsace is
# 31 out of 1710 in Grand Est # 21 out of 1212 in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté # 17 out of 509 in Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges # 13 out of 477 in Vosges # 10 out of 391 in Haut-Rhin # 2 out of 62 in Territoire-de-Belfort
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